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India tour of Zimbabwe 2015

Scorecard - 2nd ODI, Zimbabwe vs India at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (12 Jul 2015)

India

271/8 (50) RR:5.42

India won by 62 runs

MOM: Murali Vijay
Zimbabwe

209/10 (49) RR:4.27

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47.5 - Neville Madziva to K Jadhav, FOUR, Jadhav takes a step forward and converts it into a half volley, he creams the drive through extra cover, the fielder in deep could only watch the ball reach the fence

47.3 - Neville Madziva to Binny, FOUR, Madziva missed the yorker and Binny makes him pay, backs away slightly, slices it up and over backward point, couple of bounces and into the fence

46.4 - Donald Tiripano to Binny, FOUR, full and in the slot, Binny freed his arms as he carves this over extra cover, the lightning fast outfield does the rest as the ball raced away

43.5 - S Raza to Uthappa, FOUR, poor delivery and punished. Short and down leg, Uthappa helps it along the way with a pull, deep backward square moves to his right, dives but the ball escapes to the fence

43.3 - S Raza to Binny, FOUR, fancy shot attempted by Binny, goes for the reverse sweep, doesn't get it anywhere close to the middle, gets it fine and beats the two chasing fielders

36.4 - H Masakadza to Rayudu, FOUR, dropped, how much is this going to cost? This was full and in the slot, Rayudu slogs it with sheer power, Vitori who was stationed at wide long-on fails to catch it cleanly, ball rushes through his hands and races away to the fence. Rayudu was looking to clear the fielder there, he didn't get the timing right.

30.1 - Vitori to Rayudu, FOUR, lots of open space on the on-side and Rayudu hits the gap. Fullish and on the stumps, Rayudu advances and slogs, clears mid-wicket by some distance

28.1 - Cremer to Rayudu, FOUR, good use of the feet and then Rayudu plays a lovely flick along the ground past mid-wicket, the ball races away for four

23.1 - Chibhabha to Rahane, FOUR, that's a cracking shot and it brings up the 100 partnership as well. Full and outside off stump, Rahane leans forward and drills it hard through extra-cover, there was a man at sweeper cover but he had no chance

21.5 - Sean Williams to Rahane, FOUR, 10th ODI fifty for Rahane. Too short from Williams and Rahane rocks back to pull it through mid-wicket. Good knock from the skipper but he needs to convert this into a big one

19.1 - Sean Williams to Rahane, FOUR, short ball on the leg stump, Rahane goes on the back foot and pulls it over square leg for a boundary

16.3 - Vitori to Rahane, FOUR, driven nicely over the infield. Full and outside off stump, Rahane walks forward, gets closer to the pitch of the ball and nails the drive to perfection over mid-off

9.4 - Donald Tiripano to Vijay, FOUR, a lovely drive, class written all over it. Short of a length delivery just swinging away outside off stump, Vijay drives off the back foot through cover-point and it races away for four

7.0 - Neville Madziva to Rahane, FOUR, cracking cover drive. Once again Rahane gives the charge to the bowler by walking forward and then essays a lovely drive from the middle of the bat, the ball races away through cover

4.1 - Vitori to Rahane, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Rahane leans forward and drives it to the left of mid-off, it runs away for four

2.3 - Vitori to Rahane, FOUR, driven hard and it's in the gap as well. Fullish and outside off stump, Rahane drives it to the left of the cover, who had no chance

36.2 - H Masakadza to M Tiwary, SIX, full and width on offer, Tiwary stays firm in the crease and lifts it over the long-off fence, he timed it to perfection

31.0 - Vitori to Vijay, SIX, fullish and outside off stump, Vijay once again goes aerial and muscles the ball all the way over mid-off. That was so easily done

29.5 - Chibhabha to Vijay, SIX, that's a lovely hit on the rise. On a length and just outside off stump, Vijay lofts the drive handsomely over mid-off and it goes all the way

49.5 - Neville Madziva to A Patel, out Caught by S Raza!! Fourth wicket for Madziva. Axar the latest to walk back to the pavilion. The slower delivery, Axar had to fetch that from outside off, he wanted to hoick it over cow corner, gets plenty of elevation but not the distance, Raza takes a good catch at long-on. A Patel c S Raza b Neville Madziva 1(2)

49.1 - Neville Madziva to K Jadhav, out Caught by Mutumbami!! Jadhav departs for the team's cause. A length delivery just outside off, Jadhav shuffles across and looks to target the cow corner fence, the top-edge skies up, Mutumbami calls for it, dives forward and holds on. K Jadhav c Mutumbami b Neville Madziva 16(13) [4s-1]

48.4 - Vitori to Binny, out Caught by S Raza!! Lucky wicket for Vitori. Binny sees the bottom of his bat as he walks back to the pavilion. It was a nice juicy full toss, Binny goes for the heave, hits it to the right of long-on, Raza moves across, dives and takes a good catch. That seemed to have come off the bottom. Binny c S Raza b Vitori 25(16) [4s-3]

45.5 - Neville Madziva to Uthappa, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Superb delivery from Madziva. Uthappa is hanging around as the umpires check for a no-ball, it is fine. Yorker aimed right at the base of off-stump, Uthappa takes a step forward, is late in bringing his bat down, the ball sneaks underneath it and uproots the off-pole. Uthappa b Neville Madziva 13(11) [4s-1]

42.3 - Donald Tiripano to M Tiwary, out Caught by Vitori!! India lose another in pursuit of quick runs. It was a harmless length delivery around off, Tiwary shuffles across and looks to help it on the way, picks out the short fine fielder to perfection. Zimbabwe slowly pulling things back. M Tiwary c Vitori b Donald Tiripano 22(26) [6s-1]

42.0 - S Raza to Rayudu, out Caught by (sub)M Waller!! Rayudu perishes looking for quick runs. He takes on the man in the deep and holes out. Floated up on middle and leg, Rayudu dances down the wicket, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket. Crucial wicket for Zimbabwe as they know how dangerous Rayudu can be at this stage of the innings. Rayudu c (sub)M Waller b S Raza 41(50) [4s-3]

33.3 - Neville Madziva to Vijay, out Caught by (sub)M Waller!! Vijay's knock has come to an end. He gets out looking to go big, this wasn't a wicket taking delivery though, full and outside off, Vijay stands still and looks to heave it over deep square leg, didn't get the timing right, Waller at deep square settles under it, fumbles and takes it on the second attempt. So, no maiden hundred for the Chennai lad. Vijay c (sub)M Waller b Neville Madziva 72(95) [4s-1 6s-2]

26.0 - Chibhabha to Rahane, out Caught by S Raza!! That's a soft dismissal! Zimbabwe have finally managed to break this 112-run opening stand. Nothing but a short of length delivery down the leg-side, Rahane tries to work it on the on-side, closes the face of the bat a bit too early and the ball goes up in the air off the leading edge for cover to complete a simple catch. Chibhabha was impressive in the first ODI and he's now got a wicket in his second over today. Rahane c S Raza b Chibhabha 63(83) [4s-7]

26.1 - Cremer to Vijay, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Vijay drives it to long-off

22.2 - Cremer to Rahane, 1 run, short and spinning away outside off stump, cut to sweeper cover

48.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Vitori, FOUR, Vitori adding some runs to his ODI career. Slower delivery around off, heaved towards deep mid-wicket, the fielder was well in from the rope, the ball sails over him

47.3 - D Kulkarni to Donald Tiripano, byes, FOUR, lovely delivery, but unlucky that it went for runs. Yorker tailing into the batsman, Tiripano misses the flick, the ball goes between the legs and beats Uthappa's dive to the left

46.0 - D Kulkarni to Donald Tiripano, FOUR, that's a gift and Tiripano has accepted it gleefully. Slower delivery dragged short, sat up nicely for Tiripano, who rocks back and muscles the pull to the deep mid-wicket fence

45.0 - Binny to Cremer, FOUR, third edge of the over. Short and outside off, Cremer throws his bat at that, the thickish outside edge flies to the right of Uthappa, who couldn't do anything about that

44.2 - Binny to Mutumbami, FOUR, now the inside edge. This is frustrating for Binny as his figures are taking a beating. Fullish and just outside off, Mutumbami charges and goes for the expansive drive, the edge eludes the leg-stump and races away to the fence

44.1 - Binny to Mutumbami, FOUR, Binny sees the batsman advance, bangs it short, Mutumbami still goes through with the pull, the top-edge flies over short fine, Kulkarni didn't bother to chase it

43.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Mutumbami, FOUR, good length on leg-stump, Mutumbami makes room and throws his bat at that, the thickish outside edge goes to the right of Uthappa, who was wrong-footed

42.3 - A Patel to Cremer, FOUR, lovely shot! A boundary after a long time. Flighted on off, Cremer shuffles across, kneels down and nails the sweep square on the leg-side, bisected the two men in the deep

30.2 - A Patel to Chibhabha, FOUR, slower through the air just outside off, Chibhabha gets down on one knee and caresses it over extra cover, he hit that so well, no need to run for those

26.3 - A Patel to Chibhabha, FOUR, flighted and just outside off, Chibhabha gets a big stride forward and slogs it over wide mid-on for a boundary, ugly but effective from Chibhabha

24.3 - A Patel to Chibhabha, FOUR, Chibhabha releases the pressure, this was tossed up wider outside off, Chibhabha gets a big stride forward and drills it past extra cover, the man in the deep is very square and the ball races away to the fence

22.3 - A Patel to Chibhabha, FOUR, lovely shot, this one was given more air, Chibhabha lunges forward and flicks it past mid-wicket, the timing is sweet and the ball races away to the fence

19.1 - Harbhajan to Sean Williams, FOUR, nicely played by Williams, this was tossed up well outside off, Williams goes down on his knees and sweeps it in front of square on the on-side, no need to run for those

12.4 - Binny to Chibhabha, FOUR, almost dragged it back on! This was full and outside off, Chibhabha went hard on the drive, gets a thick inside edge that races away past the off-stump, an edgy boundary for Chibhabha

10.4 - Bhuvneshwar to Chigumbura, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Chigumbura leans forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and caresses it through extra cover for a boundary

10.1 - Bhuvneshwar to Chigumbura, FOUR, full and wide from Bhuvneshwar, Chigumbura went chasing after that, doesn't get on top of the bounce, it was in the air and goes through the vacant cover-point region. Manish gives chase, but it's a futile one in the end

7.2 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, FOUR, width on offer from Kulkarni, Masakadza gets on top of the bounce and crunches it square past point, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

4.3 - Bhuvneshwar to Chibhabha, FOUR, too straight from Bhuvneshwar, but how good was that timing from Chibhabha, the balance was perfect as he flicked it past mid-wicket, it's a real tease for the two fielders chasing, but the ball beats them to the fence

3.4 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, FOUR, hat-trick of boundaries for Chibhabha, Kulkarni overcompensates and bowls this one short and on Chibhabha's pads, whipped away in front of square on the on-side for another boundary

3.3 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Chibhabha, short and wide once again from Kulkarni, Chibhabha gets on top of the bounce and cuts it in front of square on the off-side for a boundary

3.2 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, FOUR, poor ball from Kulkarni, width on offer outside off, Chibhabha gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square past cover-point, races away to the fence in a hurry

29.5 - Vijay to S Raza, SIX, massive, a little shimmy down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it soaring over wide long-off for a maximum

49.0 - Bhuvneshwar to Donald Tiripano, out Caught by A Patel!! India win by 62 runs. They take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Bhuvneshwar finishes with a 4-wicket haul, his second in ODIs. Fullish and just outside off, Tiripano wanted to go over mid-off, doesn't get the height, Axar dives forward and completes the formalities. Donald Tiripano c A Patel b Bhuvneshwar 6(13) [4s-1]

46.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Cremer, out Caught by Rahane!! Another terrific catch from Rahane. He has been a livewire in the field today. Short of a length delivery on off, Cremer goes for the pull, splices it towards cover, Rahane runs to his left, dives and takes an excellent low catch. Third wicket for Bhuvi. Cremer c Rahane b Bhuvneshwar 27(42) [4s-2]

44.5 - Binny to Cremer, out Neville Madziva Run Out!! Brilliant from Jinks. Second direct hit for him in the game. Fullish and outside off, Cremer middles the drive and finds Rahane at cover, Madziva was backing up too much, the throw hits the bulls-eye at the bowler's end, even a dive from Madziva couldn't save him. Neville Madziva run out (Rahane) 0(0)

44.3 - Binny to Mutumbami, out Caught by A Patel!! After surving the previous two deliveries, Mutumbami has finally been caught. Binny has his man. It was a length delivery outside off, Mutumbami skips out of the crease, reaches for the loft and mistimes it to long-off, Axar runs to his left and takes the simplest of catches. Mutumbami c A Patel b Binny 32(41) [4s-3]

31.5 - Harbhajan to S Raza, out Caught by Uthappa!! Raza gets out too! Double blow for Zimbabwe, this was floated up nicely outside off, Raza was looking to guide it towards third man, there was not enough room to play that shot. He got a thick outside edge which deflects onto Uthappa's right knee, he manages to gather it after diving to his right. Nice reflexes from the Karnataka keeper. S Raza c Uthappa b Harbhajan 18(22) [6s-1]

31.1 - Harbhajan to S Raza, out Chibhabha Run Out!! Ohhh! There is a mix-up and looks like Chibhabha is out, yes indeed, he is "OUT." The third umpire was called to complete the formalities. This was slower and spinning in, Raza pushes it to mid-wicket and thinks about a quick single, Chibhabha was halfway down the track before being sent back, Rahane was quick to gather the ball. He fires a direct throw at the bowler's end and Chibhabha was out by a long way. Suicidal dismissal from the Zimbabwean batsman. Chibhabha run out (Rahane) 72(100) [4s-9]

25.0 - A Patel to Sean Williams, out Bowled!! Williams' luck has run out! Lovely piece of bowling from Patel, this was tossed up outside off and drifted back in, lures Williams into playing away from his body, the gap is created and the ball spins back to knock out the off-stump. He fought hard with his injury limitations and is gutted as he walks back to the hut. Sean Williams b A Patel 20(37) [4s-1]

11.0 - Bhuvneshwar to Chigumbura, out Caught by Rahane!! That's a stunning catch from Rahane at first slip. A huge wicket for India. Bhuvneshwar dropped one slightly shorter and just outside off, gets it to rise steeply on the batsman. Chigumbura was done in by the extra bounce, he plays with an open face as he looked to guide it towards third man. Rahane dives across to his right, takes it parallel to the ground, it looked like a clean catch at first sight - replays though suggest that the ball just about stuck in his right hand, more importantly, it didn't pop out when Rahane fell on the ground. The third umpire has several looks and sends Chigumbura on his way. Zimbabwe have lost their third wicket. Chigumbura c Rahane b Bhuvneshwar 9(6) [4s-2]

8.5 - Bhuvneshwar to H Masakadza, out Caught by Uthappa!! No luck this time around, a peach of a delivery from Bhuvneshwar, pitched up in that corridor outside off and shapes away slightly, draws Masakadza into the forward push, he wasn't behind the line, gets a thick edge and Uthappa does the rest. First wicket for Bhuvneshwar, he deserved this scalp. 50th ODI wicket as well. H Masakadza c Uthappa b Bhuvneshwar 5(11) [4s-1]

5.1 - D Kulkarni to Sibanda, out Caught by Vijay!! Loose drive from Sibanda and Kulkarni has struck! This was full and shaping away from outside off, Sibanda can't resist going after that, he went hard at the ball, lost his shape and ends up slicing it straight to Vijay at cover-point. A simple catch and Zimbabwe have lost their first wicket - after a promising start. Sibanda c Vijay b D Kulkarni 2(13)

19.3 - Harbhajan to Sean Williams, no run, Vijay has dropped a dolly, yet another life for Williams, he was looking to play the reverse sweep, the ball lobs off the bat and goes slowly towards Vijay at first slip. He was already ready to move across to his right, doesn't pick it up and drops the chance

13.2 - Harbhajan to Sean Williams, no run, Williams gets lucky! Poor communication between Tiwary and Rahane, no one called there. Tiwary ends up dropping the chance. This was a poor shot from Williams, came down the track, wasn't there to the pitch of a well flighted delivery, ends up slicing it high and over cover-point. Rahane ran back from cover-point, Tiwary came in from the deep, it was always the latter's catch, but he was distracted by his skipper, ends up dropping the chance

6.5 - Bhuvneshwar to Chibhabha, no run, was that a chance? Tiwary was the man at backward point, he didn't see it either, the ball dipped onto him, he was taking evasive action as he bent awkwardly. This was short and wide from Bhuvneshwar, flashed hard and straight to Tiwary, a chance goes in waste

43.0 - A Patel to Mutumbami, 1 run, Mutumbami pushes this to the left of cover, Jinks runs across and fires it to Uthappa, who whips the bails off, the throw was very high and that allowed Cremer to make the crease. A closer throw would have had Cremer in trouble

24.0 - Harbhajan to Chibhabha, 1 run, 12th ODI fifty for Chibhabha, fraction shorter and just outside off, punched towards mid-off for a quick single. Williams was takes the edge in responding, but he beats the throw